Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?

Dr. Brian Chesebro, right, in Portland, Ore., has calculated that by simply using the anesthesia gas sevoflurane in most surgeries, instead of the similar gas desflurane, he can significantly cut the amount of global warming each procedure contributes to the environment.
Kristian Foden-Vencil | OPB
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